Shoe-heel



T. HAND.

SHOE HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14. 1919.

1,330,183. I Patented Feb. 10,1920.

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INl/EN TOR Tow/won Hand A TTOR/VE Y8 T. HAND.

SHOE HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. l4. m9.

1,330, 183. Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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WITNESS INVENTOR C 75wv60n ia/7d 5 4K7 W 314% 2 A TTORNE YS' To all whom it may concern:

growivson HAND, or: ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

- SHOE-HEEL.

Be it known that I, TOWNSON HAND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Orlando, in the county of Orange and State of Florida, have invented pertain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Heels, of which the following is a specification.

- My invention is an improvement in shoe heels, and has for its object to provide a heel capable of quick and easy attachmentto the heel of a shoe, the said heel beingof resilient material and provided with a reinforcing plate by means or'which' it may be attached to the shoe, and wherein the heel body is so arranged that a maximum of cushioning effect is obtained and maximum of gripping capacity to prevent slipping.

In the drawings Figure 1 is aperspective View of the heel in place, 1

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attaching plate,

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the reinforcing plate,

Fig. 1 is a similar view of the bearing plate,

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the completed heel,

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the rivet,

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section at the reinforcing plate,'of a modified construction,

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectionof the same,

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of .the

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, the improved heel comprises a cular or disk-like form, as shown, having a central opening 2, and having a series'of openings 3 near its periphery. This disk is secured to the heel 4 of the'shoe 5, by means of nails 6 as shown, the nails being passed through the openings 3. I

The heel proper comprises a disk like body 7 of rubber or the like, the said bodybeing tapering as shown, having its small end approximately the same diameter as that of the plate 1, and within this body is arranged a plate 8 of metal, the said plate being .a reinforcing plate and being of slightly less diameter than the plate 1. V

This plate 8 has a central opening 9 which is adapted to register with the opening 2,

and it has a seriesof openings 10 through which the material of the heel body2 is 1 .Specification of Letters Patent. Application n April 14.1919. Serial No. 289,809.-

' against the plate holding plate 1 which is of cir- Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

adapted to pass, and thoroughly lock the reinforcing plate to the heelbody.

5,'it will be noticed that Referring to Fig. the body is concave or recessed on its top as indicated at 11, the recess extending from near one side wall'to near the other, and-the said heel body has a central opening 12 registering with the openings 2 and 90f the plates 1 and 8.; On its undersurface and at its center, the heel body isalso recessed asindicated' at 13, to form'a suction cavity, for insuring a firm grip ofthe heel body onthe ground. 4

" "A bearing plate 14 is provided, the said plate being a disk as shown in Fig. 4:,

having the central opening, and having a hub-like or tubular extension 15 at the open- I ing. This bearing plate is adapted to abut 1 withthe extension 15 in register with the opening 2, and with the tubular Z extenslon. passing into the opening 12 of the heel body. The parts are secured together by a rivet 16. This rivet has a head 17 which is counter sunk on the inner surface of the insole at the heel as shown, and the rivet passes through an opening in the insole and heel, passing through the openings 2 and 9 of the plates 1 and 8, and through the opening 12 of the heel body.

Over a large portion of its length, this rivet is tapering as shown at 18, and this tapering portion is adapted .to extend into a sleeve 19 which is arranged within the openings2 and 9 and in the extension 15, the said sleeve being of sufiicient length to pass well into the heel when the head thereof is counter-sunk in the opening 9, the said opening being reamed as shown in 5.

The end of the rivet is headed at the lower end of the sleeve as shown in Fig. 5, and the parts are thus locked firmly together-.1 In practice, the rivet is. of copper.

Thus the rivet does not buckle when it is being headed or when in use, and the rivet and sleeve form a firm rigid means of securing the parts together. Referring to Fig. 5, it will be noted that only the edge of the heel body bears against the bearing plate 14, the central portions of the heel body andbearing plate being. separated from each other as shown. The convcavlty or cup will firmly .grip a walk for instance and prevent slipping, and also increases the cushioning effect, absorbing shock and jar.

13 provides for vacuum that openings 10 of the plate.

openings Q, nd 1 1 he heel of a $1 .96, a

iingse eari g pla nd m ans for n The ilnproved heel slippery places. In Figs. 8 and .9 the heel body 20 which corresponds with the heel body? of Fig. 5 has a reinforcing p1ate21 corresponding With the plate 8, but Wearing lugs 22 are connected with the outermost plugs have reduced ends within the openings corresponding to t v e .plugs are of such l'ength"'that their free ends will be lflush with the .undersurfeceof the :heel body, he

plugs being buried in the material of the heel body. V r

The reinforcing Plates 8 and 21 act not only as reinforclng end 'stifl'ening' plates, but serve as a means for securing the heel body to the heel. The concavity 11 in the top of the heelbody forms a cushion between'the hee b dy and the bearing p ate .assisting in cushioning shock and jar.

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end. Witnesses:

,P. Drummem ETHEL BARLOW.

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